1HappyHiker
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Although I'm certain that others have been to the general vicinity where the Saco River and Dry River join, this was the first time I'd made this short little trek to explore this spot. Perhaps it should be mentioned from the outset that the area I explored is on public land (WMNF) and is accessible from public land.
Since it has been relatively dry for the past week, getting to the locality where the two rivers meet was fairly easy. However, I suspect it might be a different ballgame during wet weather. The area is honeycombed with numerous feeder streams that don't even show up on most maps, plus there are some areas that are boggy, even when conditions are relatively dry.
Anyway, the whole point of this little Trip Report is merely to share the views that were experienced on this short little hike.
The star-attraction, as far as I'm concerned, is the view up the Dry River Basin where a portion of the southern Presidential Range can be seen far up the valley.
Below is a non-zoomed snapshot of this view.
And, below is a zoomed snapshot of the same view shown above.
In addition to the two views shown above, there are many other vantage points to get further perspectives on this same view. Below are two more snapshots looking toward the Presidential Range.
As shown in the snapshot below, I thought the view in the opposite direction (i.e. looking southward) was also pretty nice.
There is even a view toward Frankenstein Cliff.
And, there's a view toward Stairs Mountain, with a small portion of Mt. Resolution also visible.
The views from this area are not far-ranging such as you can get from a lofty ledge, or from an above tree-line hike. However, to me at least, the views are still nice, and just a bit different.
1HappyHiker
Since it has been relatively dry for the past week, getting to the locality where the two rivers meet was fairly easy. However, I suspect it might be a different ballgame during wet weather. The area is honeycombed with numerous feeder streams that don't even show up on most maps, plus there are some areas that are boggy, even when conditions are relatively dry.
Anyway, the whole point of this little Trip Report is merely to share the views that were experienced on this short little hike.
The star-attraction, as far as I'm concerned, is the view up the Dry River Basin where a portion of the southern Presidential Range can be seen far up the valley.
Below is a non-zoomed snapshot of this view.
And, below is a zoomed snapshot of the same view shown above.
In addition to the two views shown above, there are many other vantage points to get further perspectives on this same view. Below are two more snapshots looking toward the Presidential Range.
As shown in the snapshot below, I thought the view in the opposite direction (i.e. looking southward) was also pretty nice.
There is even a view toward Frankenstein Cliff.
And, there's a view toward Stairs Mountain, with a small portion of Mt. Resolution also visible.
The views from this area are not far-ranging such as you can get from a lofty ledge, or from an above tree-line hike. However, to me at least, the views are still nice, and just a bit different.
1HappyHiker
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